Australian Council for
Computers in Education
Second Life as an environment for higher education
Refereed Paper on Wednesday, 7 April 2010 10:30 - 11:00 in room 216
TAGS: Emerging Technology, Education, Second Life
Students are engaging with online 3D virtual environments as creative social spaces but virtual environments such as Second Life also provide opportunities to facilitate education in a flexible, connected and creative medium. Using a Second Life environment developed for Griffith University this study compared the BlackBoard online chat system with the Second Life chat system, the use of collaborative online design processes compared with individual online design processes, and the development of arts education concepts in a virtual environment. It finds that some educational concepts and processes are supported by the use of virtual environments, particularly online discussions, collaborative design, and Drama Education concepts.
This is how you cite this paper:
(2010). Second Life as an environment for higher education In D. Gronn, & G. Romeo (Eds) ACEC2010: Digital Diversity. Conference Proceedings of the Australian Computers in Education Conference 2010, Melbourne 6-9 April. Carlton, Victoria: Australian Council for Computers in Education (ACEC). Retrieved from, http://acec2010.acce.edu.au/proposal/256/second-life-environment-teaching-technology-education
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Thanks for a great info session on the use of SL @ uni...I am seriously considering the use of SL during tutorials in the future!